The anti-intellectual presidency the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush - Lim, Elvin T., 1976- (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008)
The problem of presidential rhetoric -- The linguistic simplification of presidential rhetoric -- The anti-intellectual speechwriters -- The substantive impoverishment of presidential rhetoric -- Institutionalizing the anti-intellectual presidency -- Indicting the anti-intellectual presidency -- Reforming the anti-intellectual presidency -- Appendix I : the General Inquirer (GI) -- Appendix II : definitions of General Inquirer categories used -- Appendix III : annual messages, 1790-2006 -- Appendix IV : inaugural addresses, 1789-2005 -- Appendix V : presidential speechwriters interviewed -- Appendix VI : the Flesch readability score.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Presidents -- United States -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Language -- History; Presidents -- United States -- Intellectual life; Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History; Communication in politics -- United States -- History; Political oratory -- United States -- History; United States -- Politics and government; United States -- Intellectual life; Electronic books